We've noticed that many of Allen Say's fictional books make references to true events that happened in our history. Here is a place for us to collect some information we learn about these events in history.
The document above shows statistics from assembly centers. If you read closely, you'll see there is a center listed in Portland, Oregon. This would have been the center Allen Say wrote about in the book.
Many of us may know a little about the bombing of Pearl Harbor because of movies or television. Allen Say refers to this important event in history in some of his books. Find out more about it by visiting this site designed for kids.
Japanese-American Internment Camps
These camps were mentioned in Music for Alice.The document above shows statistics from assembly centers. If you read closely, you'll see there is a center listed in Portland, Oregon. This would have been the center Allen Say wrote about in the book.
You can find out more information on this site designed for children.
Pearl Harbor
Many of us may know a little about the bombing of Pearl Harbor because of movies or television. Allen Say refers to this important event in history in some of his books. Find out more about it by visiting this site designed for kids.
World War II